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New calculations reported by Live Science indicate Jupiter was once much larger and is still contracting as it cools, offering constraints on early solar system conditions.

The most striking claim about 3I/ATLAS is its estimated age range of 8-14 billion years. This analysis, led by Michele ...

Explore seven factual aspects of Jupiter, including its size, moons, rotation, atmosphere, rings, formation, and magnetic field based on NASA findings.

What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the Fomalhaut star was probably just the fallout of a wild collision.

A four-planet system reveals remarkable insights about how planets form and how they change during their lifetime.

Discover why the solar system's planets are arranged as they are, shaped by formation conditions and planetary migration.

China conducted a total of 93 space launches in 2025, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year. On Dec 31, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, or CASC, the nation's ...

Superionic water—the hot, black and strangely conductive form of ice that exists in the center of distant planets—was ...

Scientists tracked active solar region NOAA 13664 for 94 days, showing how persistent magnetic complexity drives flares and ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has captured ultraviolet images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing hidden chemical ...